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  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User regular
    Vyolynce wrote: »
    Sharing my friend's tweet because this is a great bit of planning on someone's part:


    I only understand things when they are put into meme form.

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  • ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    edited April 2019
    Mileva, Tenth District Hero
    RW3
    Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
    First strike, haste, vigilance
    Whenever ~ attacks, untap another target attacking creature you control. At end of combat, if both ~ and that creature are on the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on ~ and that creature.
    4/5

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  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    Vyolynce wrote: »
    Sharing my friend's tweet because this is a great bit of planning on someone's part:


    Mileva is great.

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  • astrobstrdastrobstrd So full of mercy... Registered User regular
    The ending of the latest LSV cube video on CFB is just tremendous advertising for MODO. He ults Karn and instead of restarting the game, it just goes into an infinite loop of the game so far.

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  • TynnanTynnan seldom correct, never unsure Registered User regular
    astrobstrd wrote: »
    The ending of the latest LSV cube video on CFB is just tremendous advertising for MODO. He ults Karn and instead of restarting the game, it just goes into an infinite loop of the game so far.

    Reminds me of the old Three Oblivion Ring glitch

  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    Tynnan wrote: »
    astrobstrd wrote: »
    The ending of the latest LSV cube video on CFB is just tremendous advertising for MODO. He ults Karn and instead of restarting the game, it just goes into an infinite loop of the game so far.

    Reminds me of the old Three Oblivion Ring glitch

    At least that was on purpose. And a reflection of the game rules.

    Vyolynce
  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    Meet the new game, same as the old game

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  • TynnanTynnan seldom correct, never unsure Registered User regular
    KalTorak wrote: »
    Tynnan wrote: »
    astrobstrd wrote: »
    The ending of the latest LSV cube video on CFB is just tremendous advertising for MODO. He ults Karn and instead of restarting the game, it just goes into an infinite loop of the game so far.

    Reminds me of the old Three Oblivion Ring glitch

    At least that was on purpose. And a reflection of the game rules.

    It was a bit weirder than that. MODO looped it for a while, then crashed, restarted the game, played the game in fast-forward to the triple ORing loop, played the loop again, disconnected again, and eventually sent the players to a new game:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGXG5rNe_tI

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    Right, but I think that's what happens if that situation happens in paper too; it's an uninterruptible infinite loop so the game ends in a draw.

  • TynnanTynnan seldom correct, never unsure Registered User regular
    It's just a fun video, yeah?

    The part where it plays the game back at hyper speed just to shut down again in futility is pretty funny.

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  • VyolynceVyolynce Registered User regular
    Shadowen wrote: »
    Phoenix-D wrote: »
    I uh don't see that making many citizen tokens

    I see it making a lot of colorless 0/1 Baby tokens.

    In 40-60 years the Ravnican Baby Boom is going to cause a lot of political problems.

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  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User regular
    Vyolynce wrote: »
    Shadowen wrote: »
    Phoenix-D wrote: »
    I uh don't see that making many citizen tokens

    I see it making a lot of colorless 0/1 Baby tokens.

    In 40-60 years the Ravnican Baby Boom is going to cause a lot of political problems.
    I mean, you say this now, but have you SEEN the Ravnican Millennials? Appalling.

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  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    ravnica is actually weird because the average human lifespan is significantly longer than on earth

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  • SixshotStrikerSixshotStriker Registered User regular
    edited April 2019
    Hey, Magic thread. I'm trying to brew a Gruul deck for War standard. I think I got it to where I want but the last spot is giving me some trouble.
    It's basically the warriors deck with a different top end.
    4 Pelt Collector
    4 Growth Chamber Guardian
    4 Goblin Chainwhirler
    4 Gruul Spellbreaker
    4
    4 Ilharg, The Raze Boar

    4 Vivien, Champion of the Wilds

    4 Collision/Colossus
    4 Lightning Strike

    4 Stomping Ground
    4 Rootbound Crag
    4 Unclaimed Territory
    6 Forest
    6 Mountain

    I don't know what to put in that empty spot. I feel like it should be a cmc 4 creature but I can see the case for other cmcs as well. I don't think it should be Rekindling Phoenix on account of how many exile removal spells are in standard right now. Nullhide Ferox is a choice but I keep going back and forth on whether or not to put it in. I'm unsure of the new Neheb, I have no idea if this is the deck for him. Neheb's a warrior but I don't think this deck uses his ability.

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  • admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    I'm not sure I buy that there are too many exile removal spells in Standard for Rekindling Phoenix to be good. It's still a 4/3 flier that bashes through most of the other fliers in the format and dies to limited removal in a deck built around dropping cards that die to limited removal. Your big-dudes deck wants reach and Phoenix is reach.

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  • milskimilski Poyo! Registered User regular
    Goblin Chainwhirler with 6 forests is a mistake

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  • P10P10 An Idiot With Low IQ Registered User regular
    maybe domri, chaos bringer?
    my other thoughts would be dire fleet daredevil or thorn lieutenant. daredevil has the nice ETB for ilharg and thorn lieutenant is a good two that be pumped for later

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  • DaebunzDaebunz Registered User regular
    admanb wrote: »
    I'm not sure I buy that there are too many exile removal spells in Standard for Rekindling Phoenix to be good. It's still a 4/3 flier that bashes through most of the other fliers in the format and dies to limited removal in a deck built around dropping cards that die to limited removal. Your big-dudes deck wants reach and Phoenix is reach.

    yeah i dont think there is such a thing either

    card is... good

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  • SixshotStrikerSixshotStriker Registered User regular
    admanb wrote: »
    I'm not sure I buy that there are too many exile removal spells in Standard for Rekindling Phoenix to be good. It's still a 4/3 flier that bashes through most of the other fliers in the format and dies to limited removal in a deck built around dropping cards that die to limited removal. Your big-dudes deck wants reach and Phoenix is reach.

    I can only speak from my own experience but every time I’ve played it, my opponent has killed it either immediately or 1 turn later through Vraska’s Contempt, Lava Coil, Seal Away. Sometimes it got there but it’s mostly been a bust for me.
    P10 wrote: »
    maybe domri, chaos bringer?
    my other thoughts would be dire fleet daredevil or thorn lieutenant. daredevil has the nice ETB for ilharg and thorn lieutenant is a good two that be pumped for later

    Domri’s been ok. Not bad, but not great either. I’ll look at Daredevil and Lieutenant though. Thanks for reminding me.

  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    an excess of exile removal occurs because cards like phoenix pressure opponents to have those cards

    you're basically committing the fallacy of going "well why would i play this creature when it dies to removal" and the answer is that pressuring them to have the right removal at the right time is still important, even if they wind up having the right removal at the right time

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  • DaebunzDaebunz Registered User regular
    yeah a creature that coasts to victory when they DON'T have it or had to use it already due to being in a deck containing entirely threats means you still play it

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  • SixshotStrikerSixshotStriker Registered User regular
    Ok my logic is flawed. Sorry for saying anything.

  • The Escape GoatThe Escape Goat incorrigible ruminant they/themRegistered User regular
    Ok my logic is flawed. Sorry for saying anything.

    We're not trying to make you feel dumb or anything, it's good that you asked because this is something everyone needs to learn at one point or another in their magic career. It's not an intuitive thing and there's no shame in not knowing that

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    One of things that make phoenixes so hard to deal with is that they have counterspell evasion and multiple can hit the board very cheaply, so even if you do have AN exile spell in hand you probably don’t have 3.

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  • P10P10 An Idiot With Low IQ Registered User regular
    One of things that make phoenixes so hard to deal with is that they have counterspell evasion and multiple can hit the board very cheaply, so even if you do have AN exile spell in hand you probably don’t have 3.
    rekindling, not arclight

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  • Crimson KingCrimson King Registered User regular
    we still don't have the orzhov card of the xxy cycle, right

  • milskimilski Poyo! Registered User regular
    It wasn't a cycle, we have all the cards.

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  • Crimson KingCrimson King Registered User regular
    milski wrote: »
    It wasn't a cycle, we have all the cards.

    really? that's weird

    roalesk (who is mythic for some reason)
    god-eternals
    feather
    twister
    role reversal
    storrev
    time wipe
    tolsimir
    brutality

    ...and that's it i guess

    feels very cycley for something that isn't a cycle

  • VyolynceVyolynce Registered User regular
    milski wrote: »
    It wasn't a cycle, we have all the cards.

    really? that's weird

    roalesk (who is mythic for some reason)
    god-eternals
    feather
    twister
    role reversal
    storrev
    time wipe
    tolsimir
    brutality

    ...and that's it i guess

    feels very cycley for something that isn't a cycle

    I suspect Oath of Kaya took that slot away from BW.

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  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    Hey, Magic thread. I'm trying to brew a Gruul deck for War standard. I think I got it to where I want but the last spot is giving me some trouble.
    It's basically the warriors deck with a different top end.
    4 Pelt Collector
    4 Growth Chamber Guardian
    4 Goblin Chainwhirler
    4 Gruul Spellbreaker
    4
    4 Ilharg, The Raze Boar

    4 Vivien, Champion of the Wilds

    4 Collision/Colossus
    4 Lightning Strike

    4 Stomping Ground
    4 Rootbound Crag
    4 Unclaimed Territory
    6 Forest
    6 Mountain

    I don't know what to put in that empty spot. I feel like it should be a cmc 4 creature but I can see the case for other cmcs as well. I don't think it should be Rekindling Phoenix on account of how many exile removal spells are in standard right now. Nullhide Ferox is a choice but I keep going back and forth on whether or not to put it in. I'm unsure of the new Neheb, I have no idea if this is the deck for him. Neheb's a warrior but I don't think this deck uses his ability.

    Why are you playing Ilharg if your creatures top out at Ilharg? I get he's a 5 mana 6/6 trample, but his ability is a big mana cheat, you should want to take advantage of it to some degree. I was also looking to make, maybe, an RG midrange deck for standard, but I was going to be playing Rhythm and focus more on 3-5 drops; Spellbreaker, Jadelight Ranger, Rhonas, Neheb, Ilharg, Ooze (probably just 1) and topping out at a Carnage Tyrant or two.

  • DaebunzDaebunz Registered User regular
    edited April 2019
    actually yeah rhonas is probably better than piggy if you want something that might just win the turn you play it

    and im starting to think in general not just this list

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  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    I just like the idea of Rhythm to get your pig out, attack, throw out Rhonas on the trigger, #oops that's 17 damage.

  • DaebunzDaebunz Registered User regular
    edited April 2019
    yes but you like weird cutsey magical christmasland standard things

    in terms of constructed quality the thing that gets you immediate, very threatening value every time is A++

    and rhonas is even more awkward for them to try to remove because if he gets tucked into the deck he gets to do his ETB again

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  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    I don't think a 2 card combo is cutesy magical christmasland when both the cards are good enough to see play on their own, though. And if you use Neheb or Vivien or something for consistency, it's not even magical christmasland so much as just inevitability.

  • DaebunzDaebunz Registered User regular
    edited April 2019
    i think entertaining a scenario where you combo 2 five drops alongside an enchantment that has already proven to be not good enough for maindeck standard play is poopy garbage

    that said probably play rhythm or cindervines in your boards yall, if control comes back a lot

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  • P10P10 An Idiot With Low IQ Registered User regular
    am I the only one who finds the way rhythm works with creatures that already have riot to be counter-intuitive? i assume it was a decision to make rhythm not bad but idk cards having riot riot not what i expected

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  • nightmarennynightmarenny Registered User regular
    edited April 2019
    P10 wrote: »
    am I the only one who finds the way rhythm works with creatures that already have riot to be counter-intuitive? i assume it was a decision to make rhythm not bad but idk cards having riot riot not what i expected

    A card having multiple instances of the same keyword stacking is something that has existed for awhile.

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  • The Escape GoatThe Escape Goat incorrigible ruminant they/themRegistered User regular
    yes but you like weird cutsey magical christmasland standard things

    in terms of constructed quality the thing that gets you immediate, very threatening value every time is A++

    and rhonas is even more awkward for them to try to remove because if he gets tucked into the deck he gets to do his ETB again

    Man you stage suck people at locals, what you doing out here sideyeing people for not playing optimally.

    (This is an attempt at using humor to kindly say "take it a little easier on people who just want to make a card work, it's really not helpful to tell them not to try especially in a setting like anonymous online ladder play.")

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  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    Yeah Zau stop fuckin' pickin' on Fodo.

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